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:deadhorse:Ok I know this topic has been beat to death:deadhorse: but I am a complete noob on freshwater planted tanks and I dont want to have to buy another light later so if I were to get a 48" quad bulb t5 HO light (somewhere in the $300 range) what is the best quality light to get?:blink...

2 peppered corys and 3 glofish danios. Ph is always .25 pwc every 3 days or so 50%

Cardinal and Glowlight 8 each

Was thinking dwarf gourami but what other ideas are there? Community tank, tetras, corys,cherry barbs...

Do any of my peers on here buy fish online and have them shipped to the door? Pros/cons vs LFS? Have good luck doing this? Opinions Please!

apologies to the OP did not intend to Hijack the topic, just mutual questions :) my PH is stable at 7.8, I use API master test kit, my ammo has spiked before to 2.0 (I do ALOT of PWC..) I do have filter media from my LFS in my filter (part of my bypass problem..) that has been in there for 2...

I am sorry to hear of your fish's sickness, the trouble with enjoying life is grieving the end of it, from what I have researched as far as contracting TB from aquaria (Please confirm with your Vet) is that the Marine type of TB is worse than the freshwater type and though the bacterium is from...

Kinda funny..I have the EXACT same issue...26 gal tank,fish in cycling,aqueon 30 HOB, .25 ammo,no trites,5.0 trates...been cycling for 2 months now... I clean my filter in old tank water (not that it matters I have a well..) and do 50%+PWC's every 2-3 DAYS... the only thing I HAVE noticed is...

Free activated charcoal!!!jk

Just a thought..can a new piece of DW (that is still releasing some tannins) affect the colors of the API test kit? (specifically the NitrATES) due to the browinsh red of the tannins and the brownish red of the NitrATES test color? What do you think?

I LOVE my AC 110

Welcome aboard! Glad your here!

If you really want to bring it down a little naturally filter with some peat moss in a bag or add some riftwood..as for the API High ph test I have trouble at that point too, I just right it up as 7.8 and call it good, again the number really doesnt matter as long as it stays there :)

the going advice on ph here that I have noticed is that people generally do more damage playing with it than they do good..fish are apparently VERY adaptable and though it may not be "ideal" they can adjust to about anything STABLE as long as it is and remains at whatever level you have your...